In order to eat, I signed a contract with the system

Chapter 389 Dream of Red Mansions - Jia Yingchun 60

When Jia Zhen's proposal was heard, Jia Mu's eyes went dark, Jia She and the first wife opened their eyes wide in surprise. However, the two people in charge of the second house actually listened to it.

It's just that Jia Zheng wanted Jia Baoyu to marry Lin Daiyu and take Xue Baochai as his second wife, while the second wife wanted Xue Baochai as his wife and Lin Daiyu as his concubine.

I don't know how the Second Wife had the courage to ask the daughter of a court official to be a concubine for her son, making her inferior to Xue Baochai, the daughter of a merchant.

"Second brother, you don't really think Baoyu is a good match, do you?"

Jia She watched the Second Wife's expression relax and confirmed it with some disbelief.

"What do you mean, Master? Our Baoyu is the brother of the imperial concubine from the same mother, and he is also the legitimate descendant of the Rongguo Mansion. Why is he not worthy of taking another one?"

"What? You actually want Daiyu to be Baoyu's concubine?"

Jia She's question received a tacit answer from the Second Wife, and this time Jia She was really relieved.

The second family is either crazy or arrogant. It seems that the division of my family is also good. Judging from the current situation, the second family really can't see the situation clearly and has no idea what's going on.

Over the years, except for the Wang family's daughter-in-law whom Jia Lian married who was too bold, the other members of their first house were all honest and only played with women and took some money, but they didn't make any big mistakes.

Looking at the way the Second Brother's family is behaving now, coupled with the Second Brother's hypocrisy, who knows what daring things he will do in the future with the help of the Virtuous Concubine in the palace.

Anyway, whether to marry Lin Daiyu or take her as a concubine is the second wife's own business. Seeing that Jia Zheng had no objection and accepted Jia Zhen's suggestion, Jia She was too lazy to persuade him again.

At this time, Grandmother Jia had completely lost her voice. Watching her son and daughter-in-law acting foolishly and unaware of their own shortcomings, she was so exhausted that she couldn't even utter a word of advice.

Forget it, just let it go! Maybe this is fate!

Jia Lang endured a few more days of frustration in the cell and finally survived the Spring Examination. When she came out, the Rongguo Mansion had been completely separated.

Jia's mother's Rongxi Hall is still where she lives, but the large garden in the palace was divided into two by the first and second houses. Jia She did not compete with the second house for the main courtyard of Rongguo Mansion, but simply sealed off all the courtyards on the first house's side near the stable, including the garden and water pavilion on one side, leaving only a side door for paying respects to Jia's mother's Rongxi Hall.

It was not known whether it was for the sake of her beloved grandson Jia Baoyu, or to help her poor granddaughter Lin Daiyu, that Jia's grandmother chose to stay with the second wife. The second wife did not dare to object, and Jia Zheng had no choice but to accept it for the sake of his reputation.

As for the marriage between Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai, just one sentence "scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans" easily determined that Lin Daiyu was Jia Baoyu's legal wife and Xue Baochai was his second wife.

Even if the Second Wife wanted to object, it would be useless. What bothered her most now was that she didn't know how to explain the situation to Aunt Xue. Xue Baochai still didn't know that she had inexplicably been transformed from Jia Baoyu's wife to a concubine.

Grandmother Jia called Lin Daiyu over and did not tell her about Xue Baochai. She just told her that the Second Madam and the Second Master had agreed to her marriage with Jia Baoyu, and asked her to be mentally prepared and forget about Lin Ruhai's arrangement with Jia Lang.

After the announcement of the results of the Spring Examination, it was the Palace Examination. Jia Lang was naturally sharp-eyed and sharp-eared, and her mental awareness was outstanding. After training, she had a photographic memory and could learn things quickly. The Spring Examination was not difficult for her, and she was naturally on the list.

During the palace examination, Jia Lang's outstanding appearance and obviously young age made the emperor very conflicted. Based on his talent, the emperor wanted to select Jia Lang as the top scorer, but he also felt that no one in the first class could compare to Jia Lang in terms of beauty, so the position of third place must belong to Jia Lang.

Fortunately, Prime Minister Wen had been paying attention to Jia Lang since he was a child, and knew that Jia Lang had been the first in the county examination, prefectural examination, and academy examination in his early years. He had also been the first in the provincial examination three years ago and the previous metropolitan examination. If he was the first in today's palace examination as well, it would be a rare "six first place" in history, and not only would it be recorded in history, but also the emperor and the civil officials and prime ministers who marked the papers would be recorded in history.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say."

"This young scholar is beautiful, but she is not as good as the 'Sixth Prize Winner'. Although Jia Jinshi is young, he is also a real talent. This champion is well-deserved. You must not select her as the third place winner just because she looks outstanding, Your Majesty!"

Although the new emperor has been on the throne for three years, he had been in a shabby situation for several years because the previous emperor abdicated rather than died. The previous emperor finally passed away at the end of last year, and the new emperor took over all the power. However, the nobles and officials in the capital who supported the previous emperor still stayed with their old master and were unwilling to surrender.

The new emperor opened the imperial examination in order to cultivate new talents as quickly as possible. Now that there is such a good opportunity to help him leave his name in history, the new emperor will naturally not let it go.

Logically speaking, Jia Lang should have caught the attention of the new emperor when he won the top three places in the imperial examinations. However, the former emperor was still alive at that time and did not want the new emperor to have such a child prodigy, so he naturally concealed the truth. It can only be said that Jia Lang chose a very good time to take the imperial examination. If he had taken the examination three years ago, the former emperor would have found a way to prevent Jia Lang from becoming the top scorer, even if it was to avoid adding such a "sixth place in the imperial examination" to the new emperor's political achievements.

Ever since the murder of Jia Huan was exposed to the new emperor, there has been a constant stream of spies in the Jia Mansion. Naturally, the new emperor is also very clear about the separation of the two branches of the Jia Mansion. He couldn't tell the difference before, but now the new emperor can separate the first and second branches of the Jia Mansion.

Now, in the eyes of the new emperor, the first branch of the Jia family has nothing but a title and no one who can attend court, so naturally they have not done anything to offend him. But the second branch is different. Not only does it have a virtuous concubine who is pregnant with the royal heir in the palace, but there is also Wang Ziteng, who has military power and was promoted by the former emperor, and there is even Jia Zheng, an official of high rank.

Jia Lang is the illegitimate son of the eldest wife in the Jia family. Not only had he been separated from his parents long ago, he also had little contact with the kings and dukes in the capital. He could be considered a clean and talented person.

Jia Lang knew that the first and second wives would separate, so he would not be disliked by the new emperor because of his origin in Rongguo Mansion, which is why he refused Lady Jia's request. Now, hearing the new emperor nominate him as the "number one scholar", Jia Lang finally felt relieved and a smile appeared on his face.

There is no way because the film and television series "Dream of Red Mansions" is too realistic. The issue of collective responsibility between clan bloodlines always exists in it. Even if Jia Lang's household registration has long been removed from the Rongguo Mansion, there is no guarantee that the new emperor will not hate him because of his background.

An emperor's dislike or even suspicion of an official would definitely be a devastating blow to an official's career. Passing the imperial examination and becoming an official is not Jia Lang's ultimate goal. His goal is to become a powerful official with omnipotent power. Only when the power in his hands is greater, the decisions he makes will have a greater impact on people's livelihood, and only then can he bring enough merit to Jia Lang.